>> present. >> commissioner turman is excused. >> and commissioner loftus? >> is excused. >> we have a quorum. >> thank you very much, inspector monroe and ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the march 6, 2013, police commission meeting. we will start the agenda item first with public comment number two and move into line item number one with the special presentations. first we will start with general public comment >> the public is now welcome to address the commission, regarding items that do not appear on tonight's agenda but within the subject matter jurisdiction. the speakers shall address the remarks to the commission as a whole and not to the commissioners to the department or the personnel. on the police commission rules of order, during the public comment, neither the police or the occ personnel or commissioners are required to respond to questions presented or may provide a brief response. individual commissioners and

police and occ personnel, should refrain, however from entering into any debates or discussions with the speakers during part of the comments, please limit your comments to three minutes. >> good evening and welcome back. >> hi, i tried to come incro. gnetoo but i am jackie. >> i could not come because my rain dance did not in the past few weeks, i am kind of in a hurry today because i don't want to get caught in more rain. i missed you guys and, yes i did, a couple of things that i wanted to share with you, just general comments, in terms of if any of you, particularly those in uniform decide to come to 75 deor street that is the apartments, take the stairs. do not take the elevators, there are blind spots and i have got this thing about ambushing so i don't like it. so just safety thing, take the stairs. secondly, i didn't have an

opportunity when i was here last night because i was in mourning, to say a thank you to sergeant tad yamaguchi, he did an incredible job of trying to make the building safer and was treated very badly by property manager and social services. he actually came to the community meeting and he was going to be my two minutes worth of public comment. and i am so relieved he was escorted out. i apologized to him later and i said, we will just work harder our own way. and so, i wanted to say that. the other thing that i wanted to say is that i have been looking at this whole business of tourists being attacked. when i live in hawaii, which i did do, hawaii came up with something, honolulu which worked. they were having these tourists who were coming and they were

not actually being treated to the aloha spirit. they were being mugged on wakiki beach and we could not have that. well the bad guys that were out on bail having been mugged six or seven times are going to fly back from minnesota and came up with something that will work here in san francisco. the police department, the hotels and the airlines paid for airfare, hotel, these cards and so they were able to come back and testify, assaults on tourists dropped to nothing. so it works. so contact honolulu pd and if you contact say hi to the chief fradis i knew him when he worked in richmond, california and they insulted him and did not make him chief there, it was hawaii's gain, aloha, practice and make sure that if you want to go to hawaii get

the kamaana rate, there is one and that is all that i am going to say, ten seconds to spare. i am good. missed you. >> thank you. >> good evening, >> good evening. brings to the forefront, people it is taser time and we dragged our feet for three years around here and it was in the chronicle and it was a great article and the police commission was dragging its feet and that is correct. we started with miss fong and chief granod went for it and the chief is going for it, we can't get a bolt in the police commission? what is the problem people? it is a simple vote. go and get it, i think that we have five members that will go for it, it is about time people. every day we waste is another live that we may lose, thank you. >> thank you, clyde. >> good evening. how is the tenderloin? >> well, you know what? i really want to talk to you

about that. because i am very proud of law enforcement stepping in. on february 6th, 2013, that the police commissioners meeting, last month, i gave you paperwork and spoke with all of you about fighting crime as i always do. i would like to thank you for listening and acting quickly. a lot of good police officers answered the call of duty and i want to salute them. i love hard core law enforcement. you guys took a big bite out of crime during the month of february. i want it to continue. i am very proud of law enforcement for stepping hard on crime. i urge you to continue with tough action, it has to be. once again, i say stop and frisk is a must and you know why. hard core law enforcement must continue all crime must be punished don't let anyone get away with anything. keep stepping hard on crime, it is needed on a 24-7 basis. and i know that you need this, i know that you know it, and i

know that we need a budget that supports that as well. and i want you to understand that i seriously believe in tactical law enforcement. it is a must as well. and i know my time is almost up, but i want to give you this, just to confirm what i am saying and i know at some point that you understand that you are going to have to go tactical. in certain areas. because of the crime. and once you start finding out more and more of what is going on in certain districts as you are, you will see that tactical law enforcement is a way. thank you. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. >> next speaker. >> thank you. >> dear commissioners, i am sure that my comments are going to make over the last speaker. i am a project manager with urban division and it has been about a month and a half since

the number of six street merchants and residents came to the commission to report on the safety issues on 6th street and i am here today to give you an update on what is going on. so in a nutshell, in a (inaudible) from one, from late january to late february, it was bad. but part two from late february to march so far is actually getting much better. so to illustrate from the part one i have actually a testimony that is a testimony from the sixth street merchant that it is about a number of incidents that occurred in february that were pretty gruesome. that is what i want to concentrate on tonight. it has been obvious that in the past week or ten days, there has been some significant attempt by sfpd to clean up 6th street and in the alleys and the uniform officers are present in the regular basis.

the results are noticable and this morning in the 6th street of a normal street and maybe not 100 percent of normal, but at least this is aoe fish sently normal for the baser by to feel safe. so the hope is now that it will last and it has been to sfpdf to increase the foot control in the market from 8 to 24th starting march first and we are glad that is long awaited that the sfpd hub and it will be in a couple of days. so the message, to sfpd is please keep up the good work after the mayor's press conference is over on friday and so thank you for your attention today and we will see you next month. >> thank you very much. >> next speaker. >> good evening. >> how are you? >> commissioners, good evening, and ladies and gentlemen, good evening. i have been here for a few weeks and i kind of missed the

tribunal here and i was looking around today and it was the poster of the bruce willis die hard and i kept saying he has a very serious face. and i think that he has lost some weight, either bruce willis is greg or greg is bruce willis, i will pass it around to you very quickly that i was looking at the police site, your website where you have an incorrection there. george (inaudible) did not invent comstot the mayor brought it here from wherever he came from, but the site said that he invented it and created it was wrong. the man who created it was in new york city kept charts on the various neighborhoods and on the crimes in that area. and turned is over to the new york pd. and they developed it and then it went across the country. mr. gaston just used part of it and developed his own and used

it the way that he has also developed the neighborhood courts that were invented by castro in cuba. and secondly briefly is that i read an article in the new york times on cold blooded murder and it kind of hit me, because san francisco has 1000 unsolved murders. so, i sent a letter to the new york times that a woman that wrote us and also she wanted the new york in it and the new york pd to start opening cold cases. murders that were unsolved and now the link is that they have gotten hundreds and hundreds of cases from across the united states and other police departments going into new york and seeing the data base for unsolved murders and so i sent out a letter and copies of the letters that i am giving you on the story that i sent to the nypd and the new york city commission, the police commission, to share data bases because i know that san francisco is going back to the murder that was in the marina were i, i ded the murder not

the suspect. the person that was murdered i had a chance to enter san francisco's investigation unit and i was kind of shocked and it looked like csi to me, it looks like the gun shoes of 1950, and i know that you are short 19 to 22 investigators. but i think that this city or the sfpd has a long way to dow go*e and to bring it back up to par and start to investigate the cold cases of murder. so i have connected a link between the nypd and san francisco, sent letters and asked them to contact and be sure to open that data base and whatever data base that had for to share it with you and actually maybe build a team to solve some of the unsolved murders in this city which go back to sergeant john young in 1971, when i exited the united states navy. i have copies of that story for all of you right here which i am going to introduce and you can have those.

and i thank you for your time on it. >> thank you, neal. any further public comment? >> sir? >> >> well, my name is (inaudible) and i was here once before. and i will say that it is getting a little bit better on 6th street and i will admit that, that the last week and a half it has changed. and we still are getting awful problem with urination because they say that a drop in center, on 6th and not, who i believe that it is. they have been drinking, they can't keep going in and using the bathroom. and so they come up there, and this constantly, and you know, i got employees, i mean, they see all of this stuff there all of the time. and you know, it is pretty sad. you know? it has been going on forever. and that i don't know what the answer is. you know? but it is something that gives.

and the same thing that these ladies were selling groceries on the street and vegetables and using the street for a bathroom and then go and sell this stuff. i mean, you know, the health department, you know should step in or somebody should step in with it because it is not, it is very unsanitary and it has been going on for a couple of years now. you know, it is something that you can move them somewhere they can have controls and a bathroom or something, you know? so that is about all that i have to say and the substation, i drove by it last night, and it was jam packed with people around there, so they must like it. thank you. >> thank you. >> any further public comment? hearing none, public comment is closed. call the next item one. >> presentation of certificates

of appreciation. action. >> mr. rudy asercion and occ investigator charles r. gallman. >> mr. asercion first. >> so, very quickly, last year, this is rudy. >> hi. >> so, some of the commissioners may remember that in the bay view and in the mission, we had a safe haven program it was born out of when mrs. chin was thrown from the platform on third street and was very successful in restoring the calm to the neighborhood just the mention of the suggestion to him, he brought it to the 6th street area and it has been unbelievable. we have our first, though, example of where it works just as it is supposed to. as on february 21st, there was a woman being assaulted on 7th

street. she was aware of the safe haven program and she ran into a designated safe haven where she was provided shelter and kept safe until the police arrived, took the report, with her being completely, out of sight and the suspect was taken into custody and is now facing prosecution. none of this could have happened, had he not taken the initiative to literally in a good way, all of the storefronts along the 6th and 7th street in the neighborhood and now there is a lady that is safe because tf and violent criminal behind bars. because with that, because rudy will not take a thank you or credit for anything. >> so this certificate of appreciation is in the deepest gratitude. such an example of dedication is worthy of the highest he

esteem for rudy and the south of market safe haven program. [ applause ] >> it speaks a very simple program. it is designed to keep our kids safe from violence in the street. and this year, we planned to expand it to the tenderloin, district. >> thank you very much. >> thank you very much. that is a great program, i remember when it first started out in the bay view and for you doing this, we just heard about the corridor and it is so important and thank you so much for doing that and taking upon yourself to make sure that it works and it does work. so we can't thank you enough, sir. >> thank you. >> could we get a picture? >> lieutenant (inaudible) there.

>> thank you. >> congratulations. >> thank you. >> thank you very much. thank you to your family too. >> and now, ladies and gentlemen, we have a special presentation from the san francisco police commission tonight. to charles gallman who is coming forward who is the chief investigator of the occ. and he has worked for director hicks for many years. i attended a presentation that the occ had done in honor of investigator gallman and this was the best retirement party that i have been to in my entire career. let me tell you why, we are

going to honor a man for 24 years of service to the occ as a chief investigator and what this makes this so important is that at his party, there were so many men and women in blue, members of the san francisco police department who showed up in honor of chief investigator gallman and i know why. the reason is that there are two words that come to mind, integrity and respect. he has the respect and integrity of everybody at the occ. and the men and women of the san francisco police department. and the members of the command staff, because charles gallman is a special person, i made a comment, you heard about the book about the greatest generation. this is the next chapter and let me tell you a little bit about this man. i first saw him when i was an assistant da going to an officer involved shooting. i thought that he worked for the sfpd and was a homicide investigator. no he is with the occ and everybody worked with him because he is a professional and let me tell you how he got there. >> he was born in philadelphia and he got out here early

enough in his life that i will call him a native san franciscoan. both of his mom and dad were involved in public service he was a graduate of balboa high school and college of san francisco and sf state and the most important person in his life his wife that was dating one of the offensive line man and now they have been married for how many years? >> 40 years. >> after graduating from sf, state he went to vietnam and served our country. and the military police officer and he got back from vietnam, and he represented that veterans who were having difficulties. he always served the people and represented the veterans in need. and the dog trainers and he did that in the military. and then he went to work as an investigator for many different agencies until he landed on the doorstep of the occ which is one of the greatest things to happen to that organization.

and he talked to everybody. every police officer that he talked to, anybody at the occ. there was a little talk about how colorful his language could be. but i had no choice, but he is incredible. from getting the new occ investigators out to the tenderloin task force out and the difference between the saints and the siners and you just did a great job and you got everybody's respect and i am really sorry to see you go as the police department. so tonight, this police commission is honoring you with our certificate, inspector monroe, did you bring it? >> there you go. >> i will read it out loud. to charles r. gallman chief investigator office of citizen complaints. on his honorable retirement from the office, the certificate is awarded as a testimonial of his 24 years of service and dedication of the city and county of san

francisco, office of citizen complaints. awarded this day. and again, before i know that director hicks would like to speak but i would like the other commissioners to chime in, you are the ut ultimate professional and you have everybody's respect and not everybody can say that. >> i want to say that from the bottom of my heart and you did a great job, sir. >> [ applause ] >> i want to say that i, congratulations and thank you for your service. i believe that i met you before i was on the commission when i was teaching a class on criminal justice and i invited you to come and speak about the occ and explain how the system works and you did just such a really great job with the students and really engaging and reaching out to them and encouraging them to get into public service and consider also public safety type of jobs and they were really inspired by you afterwards and i got an

ear full of questions and how do i get his e-mail and number and who is he. i think that you are going to be doing this work long after you are retired from the occ and i know that you will be mentoring more people to come and thank you for your service and hard work. >> thank you very much. >> commissioner kingsley? >> investigator gallman there are not too many days left to use that title i suppose, but thank you very much for your lotable service and we appreciate it and i hope that your years in retirement are full of new adventures with your wife after 40 years, you certainly deserve to have some unfettered time to enjoy life. so the very best to you and thank you again. >> thank you x commissioner. >> commissioner dejesus? >> i am sorry i missed the party i was out of town sounds it was good. >> we go way back, and when you started at occ, as a public defender and you have been there all of these years and

done wonderful work and it is amazing how time flies and that you are retiring and it is wonderful for you and it is difficult for the occ. but i wish you the best and congratulationss for all of the hard work that you have done. >> thank you very much. >> chief? >> i was out of town also, i was not with the commissioner dejesus. i just want to make sure that there is no conflict. >> starting rumors. >> exactly. >> but i tell you unfortunately we did have an officer-involved shooting that i will speak to tomorrow, and i was actually saying to the investigator mcmahon last night as it was freezing cold and the wind was whistling through as we were doing the investigation and making sure that it was just so, it started to rain, you know that this is charles doing this? because it was the first time that i could honestly remember charles in more years than i can count when, again, i spoke to it yesterday at the board, but i mean, just that you are

just a class act, just, you showed up and you were fair and you were there, and i mean, it is just, it is all that we can ask for from a police department, is for the occ to be fair and you were the clearest demonstration of that. and we appreciate it and i think that when commissioner mazzucco speaks to the fact that you have the respect of the officers you absolutely did. >> thank you, chief. >> thank you. >> dr. marshal? >> inspector, you know, any organization is only good as the character and integrity of the people that are in it. it is, you know you don't have good people and i good organization and what i tried to teach the young people that i work with is all about care and integrity. what i am afraid of is that they will grow up and change. go on to wall street and holding up the store. that is why we are in the mess that we are in. thank you for never changing. i'm assuming that you got that instilled in you and you did

not forget. now on behalf of not only the department and the occ and the commission, thank you for representing, you know, what i tried to teach my young people, we need a lot for them to see that adults that are actually that way. >> thank you, commissioner. >> director hicks. >> thank you, thank you president mazzucco, and members of the commission. well, as i was saying to charles this evening, this is the third part of the triad recognizing chief investigator gallman for his 24 years of exemp lary service, there was an occ retirement party for charles. and at that party, not only were there members of our staff, but so many members of sftv staff as well and that speaks volumes charles to your integrity and your objectivity and then yesterday, at the

board of supervisors, a more kutos for you, and it is very well deserved. i appreciate the five years of service that you have provided during my tenure as the director of the office of citizen complaints. you were the first person i met when i was hired, and you met me on weekend to show me the office and the layout and your words to me were anything that you need. anything that you need. and that really has been your philosophy about how you conduct yourself and you conduct business at occ. it is above and beyond. and you up hold the mission of the office of citizen complaints to fairly, promptly and impartially investigate the civilian complaints of the police misconduct, you have the highest ethics and professionalism and beyond that you have so much enthusiasm for the job that you do.

and when i got the call last night that there was an officer-involved shooting, i thought, this is the first time that i since i have been the director and i have gotten this call, charles will not be responding to that officer involved shooting but during... >> the program for him? >> and one of the factoids about you is that during your tenure as chief investigator, you have responded to over 90 percent of the officer-involved shootings. and i have to acknowledge your wife cathy, for allowing you the space to do those things. and giving you the space and giving you the support. because that is a lot. so, and i will close with a quote from you. and it is about how you conduct investigations. it is not personal.

i just follow the evidence. we will miss you at the occ. and i miss, and i wish you, a fulfilling retirement. thank you. >> [ applause ] >> before you come down and present this plaque to you, i would like to say a few words and one of the things that you said at the retirement party at the occ that where you got the philosophy was from a quote that your father had hanging in the house. >> as a young man, i grew up in a family of career military. and as you entered the door in our house in philadelphia, there was a sign, duty, honor and country, that is the motto that i live by and that is how i was raised. i tried to do my best in everything that i do. and dr. marshal, i appreciate your comments that you made, i have a son, and he is 23. he grew up in the city, and

basketball player. and so, throughout his time in middle school and high school, and college, our house was always full of young men and one of the rules in my house is you be respectful. and they come to me they ask me questions about life, about how do you do your job? what should i do about my career? and i tell them stay in school. get your education and with that you can go anywhere. i appreciate your words. and i relate to you frequently. and director hicks i appreciate everything that you have done for me. i appreciate your direction, your support, and the guidance, and you can there for me to bounce things off of you and i appreciate that. you always are receptive and thank you for that. commissioners, it was a pleasure serving you and the city and county of san francisco. and the san francisco po